The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-08-26

In reply 10 q communication, Las
week we gave ii as our opinion that tn,
republican Central Committee, in pre-
scribing the qualifications for voter
at the approaching primaries, had n,
intention of DISTINGUISHING anyone VIII
had hitherto habitually acted with Tia,
republican party or who expected Il
do 80 hereafter. We are able to stat,
officially this week that this opinion
reflected the views of the Committee
We were not pr esent during the entir'
session of the Committee at which thu
call was made, and as stated last week
the matter touching the qualification
Of voters was not discussed while WI
were present, and we supposed that NJ
change had been made in the call al
drafted. Soon after goins
to press last week, however, we learn
ed from member of the committe thai
during our absence the matter was
discussed and on motion it was decid
ed that the call should read as follows
"Any republican who is a legal vOteI
or who will be legal voter at the en-
suing election, shall be entitled to vote
In order that there should be no doubt
about it, the matter was again brought
to the attention of the committee at a
meeting held on Tuesday to complete
for holding the primary
and the former action was
affirmed. The call, as published this
week therefore conforms with the word.
ing above given. While as stated last
week. We regard these details as OF
trifling significance, still We are glad
to have the call worded 80 as to leave
no room for misunderstanding. And
we guess it does that now. Every man
knows whether or not he is a republi.
can. If he is, he is cordially invited to
come to the republican primaries. II
he is not he is cordially invited to stay
away.
The Samuel murder trial, which was
still in progress when we went to press
last week, was concluded on Sunday
afternoon by the jury returning yer.
dict of manslaughter in the fourth de-
gree. We learn that on the first ballot
the jury stood seven for conviction Of
murder in the second degree and five
for acquittal. The verdict finally rem.
dered is the lightest that could be CIV
en- under the offense charged, and is
less than was generally expected. The
Judgment of the Court in pronouncing
the extreme penalty of the law-twO
years in the penitentiary-is therefore
approved by public sentiment. The
facts in regard to the tragedy, as devel-
oped by the testimony, do not differ
in any way from the report first given
by the REGISTER, 30 there is no need
to rehearse them here. Mr.. Samuel had
a fair and impartial trial, and while
there was a great deal of sympathy for
him and regret that he had been lead,
by whatever means, into this, the mis-
take of his life, yet it was the general
that he was guilty in some
degree and the punishment that has
come upon him is regarded as none too
severe. Sentence was pronounced on
Tuesday afternoon and the prisoner
will be taken to Leavenworth by
Sheriff BrittOn to-day or tomorrow.
We cannot learn definitely what dis
position will be made of Mr.. Samuel's
drug business at Moran, but the stock
will probably be sold.
Senator Allen, of Chanute, was in
town last week and instructed us to
the publication of the
G. X. G.. & w. bond election in Cot
tage Grove as the road has decided to
change it's route in such way that it
will not pass through the township
and could not therefore claim the
bonds if they were voted. The route
now determined upon will be as near
ly as practicable an air line between Fl
Scott and Chanute, crossing the Neo-
shO river east or northeast of the latter
place and cutting off only a small COR
ner of Allen county. From what we
Eau learn we judge that majority of
the people of Cottage Grove wanted
the road and will be disappointed at
the proposed change. They should be
however, by the reflection
that if they don't get it they will not
have to pay for it.
AHen-John Pruitt was cutting corn at Mr..
kern's this week and says it was as heavy corn
and three-fourths of this farmers will find when
they come to gather their corn that it will yield
twice az much as they are counting on. Mr.
Graham says that MIR. Stoolfire has the finest
crop of corn he has seen anywhere, and indeed
The corn along Long creek is nearly all good.
John A. Douglas, one of the best farmers
in the country, has in about $50 acres of corn
that will yield him on the average thirty-flve
Or fOrty-seven bushels per acre.
We find the above crop report in one
Of our exchanges purporting to come
from Allen county. We are reason
ably we'll acquainted hereabouts
but we do not know Mr..
Pruitt or Mr.. Kern or Mr.. Graham
Or Mr.. Stoolfire or Mr.. Douglas, and
we never heard of Long creek. 1t
would be interesting to know who the
reporter is.
A reference to the minutes of the
Fair committee meeting held last Sat-
lrday, will show that the ball has been
started in good shape. Superintend-
ents of all the departments, with their
and the necessary sub-cOm-
have been appointed and from
now on the sailing seems clear. Five
hundred circular letters calling atten-
ton TO the Fair and outlining its scope,
have been sent out this week to prolni-
nent stock raisers and farmers in all
parts of the county. BY this means a
wide spread interest will no doubt be
and the Fair will be made
what it ought to bean Exposition of
the agricultural, horticultural and
stock products of Allen county.
The next 80 days will be lively ones
for lola. Next Wednesday the
Eastern Star picnic will bring an inn
mense crowd. On the day following
the Methodists will take possession of
the Grove, and will hold it for days,
up with G. A, R. day that
will bring hundreds of old soldiers
here. A week later the "Colt Show"
into two-day Agricultural
and Stock Exhibit, will
attract other hundreds. This will be
followed almost Immediately by the
conventions. So that. taking